WorksheetsUntitled Quiz
Total questions: 3
Worksheet time: 2mins
A 2-weeks newborn presents with unilateral cleft lip and palate. The mother asks about the likely timing of surgical repair. Which plan best aligns with standard guidelines?
Lip repair at birth; palate repair at 1 month
Lip repair at 3 months; palate repair at 9–12 months
Lip and palate repair together at 6 months
Lip repair at 2 years; palate repair at 4 years
Lip and palate repair together at 1 years
A 1-year-old baby is brought by his mother with a history of discharge from the left ear. Physical examination reveals a cleft palate complete. Which structure is functionally impaired?
Cricothyroid muscle
Tensor veli palatini
Palatoglossus muscle
Uvulae muscle
Palatopharyngeus muscle
A 5-year-old child with a history of surgically repaired cleft palate is brought to a speech clinic because his parents notice that his speech sounds show excessively hyper nasal. There is no history of recurrent upper respiratory infection. Physical examination shows an intact palatal repair without fistula. What is the most likely cause of this child’s speech abnormality?
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Velopharyngeal insufficiency
Dental crowding
Airway stenosis
Enlarged adenoids
